Judiciary

Providing for the crime victims compensation board to establish fees chargeable for conducting examinations of persons who may be victims of sexual assault and authorizing the board to adopt rules and regulations to administer such fees and to use moneys in the crime victims compensation fund for the payment of such fees.

Increasing the penalties for the crime of sexual extortion when an offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less than 18 years of age or a dependent adult, creating the crimes of aggravated sexual extortion causing great bodily harm and aggravated sexual extortion causing death and requiring the attorney general to prepare and provide educational materials and information concerning such crimes.

Changing the name of juvenile crisis intervention centers to juvenile stabilization centers, modifying the intake criteria and treatment provided at such centers and transferring moneys from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund for use at such centers.

Requiring criminal presentence investigation reports and journal entries to be completed and submitted in the form and manner prescribed and approved by the Kansas sentencing commission.

Substitute for HB 2595 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act, providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas and providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas.

Providing that jail credit when consecutive sentences are imposed shall not apply to more than one case, creating special sentencing rules when a felony is committed by certain offenders while on probation, parole or postrelease supervision for a prior felony and requiring secured minimum bonds for certain defendants who commit a new felony while on probation, parole, postrelease supervision or bond for a prior felony unless the court makes certain findings.

Increasing the criminal penalties for assault or battery of a utility or communications employee.

Making certain violations of the residential landlord and tenant act subject to the remedies and enforcement provisions of the Kansas consumer protection act.

Restricting the use of material or objects covering a license plate for motor vehicles.

Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act.

Modifying the crime of unlawful sexual relations to describe who is a person in a position of authority for a school.

Increasing the penalty for a second or subsequent adjudication of criminal use of weapons and modifying the penalties for the crime of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and the length of the ban on possessing a weapon for certain felons.

Establishing procedures for a civil action instituted by the commissioner of insurance related to fraudulent insurance acts, providing that expunged criminal records will be disclosed in any application for licensure as an insurance producer or public adjuster if the arrest, conviction or diversion is for a fraudulent insurance act and including automobile assigned claims plans in provisions related to fraudulent insurance acts.

Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order.

Prohibiting certain public nuisance claims, requiring special injury for certain public nuisance actions and providing an accrual period for the statute of limitations in public nuisance actions.

Providing that the theft of grain is a severity level 6, nonperson felony.

Senate Substitute for HB 2212 by Committee on Judiciary - Authorizing the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced public safety and security for an extraordinary event and providing certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration.

Expanding the Kansas tort claims act to include child placement agencies that contract with the secretary for children and families.

Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.

Requiring further consideration of evaluation and treatment during the course of competency proceedings for defendants charged with the most serious offenses.

Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages.

Enacting the proxy advisor transparency act, requiring proxy advisors to make certain disclosures when recommending an action against company management, authorizing the attorney general to investigate and take enforcement actions against violators and establishing a private right of action for a declaratory judgment or injunctive relief.

Modifying an exception to the Kansas open records act that authorizes certain individuals to have identifying information restricted from public access on public websites that identify home addresses or home ownership by providing that certain individuals who were employed for five or more years, certain elected officials and persons who reside at an address that is subject to restriction from public access may request to have such information restricted and removing an exception related to information or reports obtained and prepared by the office of the state bank commissioner.

Authorizing the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced security for an extraordinary event and providing certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration.

Increasing the criminal penalties for endangering a child if the child is less than six years of age.

Enacting the app store accountability act to regulate app store and developer operations with respect to minors, create requirements for age verification and parental consent and provide for enforcement under the Kansas consumer protection act and through a private cause of action.

Requiring the secretary of corrections to assist inmates with obtaining identification and employment-related documentation prior to release from custody.

Excluding a child engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care in the revised Kansas code for care of children.

Requiring a duly ordained minister of religion to report certain abuse and neglect except when reporting would violate the penitential communication privilege and requiring training for persons obligated to report abuse and neglect.

Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for allowing an adult to receive decision-making assistance from one or more other adults, requirements for decision-making agreements and duties related thereto.

Prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in school or construction zones and providing penalties for violations thereof.

House Substitute for SB 244 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring the designation of multiple-occupancy private spaces in public buildings for use by only one sex and imposing criminal and civil penalties for violations, defining the term "gender" to mean biological sex at birth for purposes of statutory construction, directing the division of vehicles to invalidate and reissue driver's licenses when necessary to correct the gender identification on such licenses and directing the office of vital statistics to invalidate and reissue birth certificates when necessary to correct the sex identification on such certificates.

Prohibiting certain conduct in connection with the sale or resale of entertainment tickets and providing that violation of such requirements is a deceptive act or practice subject to penalties under the Kansas consumer protection act.

Authorizing municpal court services agencies to issue identification certificates to individuals under probation supervision.

Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure.

Requiring law enforcement agencies to share records with other law enforcement agencies about law enforcement officers related to criminal conduct or conduct giving rise to licensing or certification sanctions.

Changing the culpability required for certain types of theft and increasing the criminal penalty for theft to a felony when the property is a motor vehicle of the value of at least $500.

Authorizing comprehensive wellness programs for the Kansas highway patrol and Kansas bureau of investigation, permitting law enforcement personnel of other state agencies to participate in such programs and making annual transfers from the state highway fund and the state general fund for the purpose of financing the implementation of such programs.

Providing that under rental agreements governed by the residential landlord tenant act, a landlord is required to count certain income when considering a tenant or prospective tenant's qualifications for housing, providing for the sealing and expungement of court records in eviction actions related to such rental agreements and requiring mediation in such eviction cases unless the court finds that mediation would not aid the parties materially.

Requiring offenders convicted of distribution of a controlled substance causing great bodily harm or death to register under the Kansas offender registration act.

Enacting the safe and transparent arrest act to require all law enforcement agencies operating in Kansas to adopt a written policy regarding the use of facial coverings and prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing a facial covering that conceals or obscures their facial identity in the performance of their duties except as expressly authorized by law.

Creating a domestic violence task force to study domestic violence across the state and make policy recommendations.

Creating an exception to certain mandatory reporting obligations for licensed social workers when working under the supervision of an attorney and permitting an attorney to require a licensed social worker to keep ethical obligations of attorney-client privilege while working under the supervision of such attorney.

Authorizing the secretary of corrections to enter into a memorandum of understanding to provide money from the evidence-based programs account to residential facilities with behavioral health crisis intervention services for juveniles.

Providing an exception to unauthorized practice of law under the Kansas consumer protection act for an employee of the judicial branch or a district court providing a standard form to a member of the public.

Requiring correctional facilities and jails to allow inmates and prisoners to make telephone calls at no cost.

Removing breastfeeding mothers from the mandatory jury service exclusion list and including them in the discretionary jury service exclusion list.

Requiring all applicants for teaching licenses and certificates and employees of a school district or public innovative district to submit to a criminal history record check and creating the criminal history record check reimbursement fund for certain state and criminal history record checks conducted by the Kansas department for aging and disability services.

Providing that the failure of an alcohol or drug test can be certified when the law enforcement officer administering such test had reasonable grounds to believe a person was attempting to operate a vehicle.

Classifying crimes related to driving under the influence and driving a commercial vehicle under the influence as person crimes.

Amending the Kansas open records act by limiting certain charges for furnishing records and employee time required to make records available and exempting certain records from disclosure and amending the Kansas open meetings act by providing for the membership calculation of subordinate groups and requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe.

Authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct investigations of violations of the scrap metal theft reduction act.

Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy, prohibiting certain acts related to visual depictions in which the person depicted is indistinguishable from a real child, morphed from a real child's image or generated without any actual child involvement, prohibiting dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person, requiring affidavits or sworn testimony in support of probable cause to be made available to law enforcement, requiring the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause justifying a search warrant to be made by a law enforcement officer, requiring that certain prior convictions be considered when bond is being set for certain sex offenses and specifying minimum requirements and conditions for such bond; relating to appearance bonds, requiring warrants for failure to appear to be given to sureties, allowing bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and requiring remission in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making a loan for certain portions of the minimum appearance bond premium required.

Enacting the uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act and the uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other protective arrangements act.

Authorizing the governor to accept requests of concurrent jurisdiction from the federal government in certain circumstances.

Amending the Kansas revised limited liability company act, the business entity transactions act and the business entity standard treatment act.

Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.

Providing for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception, including the direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses of the mother as a factor in child support orders and providing for an income tax exemption for unborn and stillborn children, requiring courts to consider the value of retirement accounts in certain circumstances, authorizing payment from certain retirement accounts to pay child support arrearages and eliminating the exemption of pension and retirement moneys from claims to fulfill child support obligations.

Including aboveground and belowground lines, cables and wires in the definition of a critical infrastructure facility used for telecommunications or video services for the crimes of trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility and criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility.

Providing precedence of child-related orders issued under the protection from abuse act.

Senate Substitute for HB 2164 by Committee on Judiciary - Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities and creating criminal penalties for violation thereof.

Excluding certain offenders convicted of a nonperson felony from participation in certified drug abuse treatment programs and authorizing community correctional services officers to complete criminal risk-need assessments for divertees who are committed to such programs.

Requiring search warrants to be issued only on the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause made by a law enforcement officer, warrants issued for failure to appear to be provided to a compensated surety, bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and remission if the defendant is returned to custody in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making loans for certain portions of the required minimum appearance bond premium.

Creating an exception to certain mandatory reporting obligations for licensed social workers when working under the supervision of an attorney and permitting an attorney to require a licensed social worker to keep ethical obligations of attorney-client privilege while working under the supervision of such attorney.

Increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.

Modifying criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards.

Requiring prosecutors to disclose their intent to introduce testimony from a jailhouse witness and to forward related information to the Kansas bureau of investigation.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for legislative oversight of rules and regulations adopted by executive branch agencies and officials.

Increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer when the person has prior convictions of the offense.

Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.

Requiring government agencies, public utilities and other entities when exercising the power of eminent domain to make a good faith offer for the property prior to filing an eminent domain action, providing the good faith offer, if greater than the appraiser's award, shall be deposited with the court, allowing appeals from that amount, prohibiting the exercise of eminent domain for recreational trails and park and recreational facilities and deleting the power of the legislature to condemn property for economic development.

Adding harboring or concealing a person who has violated terms of probation to the crime of obstructing apprehension or prosecution.

Authorizing certain inmates in the custody of the secretary of corrections to petition the court for a resentencing hearing.

Expanding the hearsay exception for statements made to a physician to all healthcare providers.

Providing that no person shall be sentenced to death for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, and creating the crime of aggravated murder.

Creating a special sentencing rule to add 100 months to a sentence for distribution of a controlled substance when the substance involved is fentanyl and the distribution causes the death of a child.

Requiring any person convicted of distribution of a controlled substance causing great bodily harm or death or register under the Kansas offender registration act for 15 years.

Increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of breach of privacy when the victim is a child.

Changing the membership of the judicial council to have one resident lawyer from each judicial district instead of four resident lawyers.

Requiring certain records and files to be automatically expunged from a juvenile's record.

Requiring previous convictions to be considered in determining bond when a person is arrested for certain sex offenses.

Prohibiting second and successive motions and ineffective counsel claims in habeas corpus actions and providing for direct appeal to the supreme court in habeas corpus appeals filed by inmates sentenced to death.

Enacting the right to speak your truth act to prohibit defamation actions in certain circumstances.

Prohibiting the use of restraints during hearings under the revised Kansas juvenile justice code unless restraints are deemed appropriate by the court.

Requiring an electric public utility to pay a landowner's attorney fees when a party appeals the appraisers' award and the jury renders a verdict that is greater than the appraisers' award in an eminent domain action.

Providing for payment of interest in civil actions for wrongful conviction and directing the attorney general to seek damages for the state from any person who knowingly contributed to the wrongful conviction and prosecute ouster and criminal proceedings as warranted.

Authorizing a party to obtain discovery of the existence and content of an agreement for third-party funding of litigation under the code of civil procedure.

Authorizing the secretary of corrections to use hypoxia for the purpose of carrying out a sentence of death and requiring the district court to issue a warrant to the secretary of corrections to carry out a sentence of death.

Requiring compensated sureties who post bond in municipal court to comply with certain requirements, requiring a minimum bond premium in district court and providing reasons for suspending or terminating authorization of a compensated surety.

Providing immunity from prosecution for certain drug crimes when persons seek or provide medical assistance related to the use of a controlled substance.

Excluding certain types of incarceration time from being included in the allowance for time spent incarcerated when calculating a criminal defendant's sentence.

Allowing juvenile offenders in the custody of the secretary of corrections to leave the juvenile correctional facility for certain programming and educational opportunities when approved by the secretary.

Creating the crime of organized retail crime, providing criminal penalties for violation thereof, increasing the criminal penalties for theft of certain property, including organized retail crime in the definition of racketeering activity under the Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act and authorizing the attorney general to prosecute crimes that are part of an alleged course of criminal conduct that occurred in two or more counties.

Creating the crime of unlawful entry into the state of Kansas and requiring notification of federal immigration authorities upon arrest for such offense.

Permitting homeless veterans to use alternative forms of proof of identity and residency when applying for nondriver identification cards and eliminating fees for homeless veterans to obtain birth certificates and nondriver identification cards.

Prohibiting the use of any prone restraint on a juvenile who is in custody at a juvenile detention facility or juvenile correctional facility or being assessed as part of the juvenile intake and assessment system.

Providing for evaluation of a juvenile offender's academic record, dyslexia screening and reading level assessment and limiting overall juvenile offender case length limit extensions to two extensions and 60 days per extension.

Providing restricted driving privileges for certain individuals that fail to comply with a traffic citation, authorizing certain individuals with revoked driving privileges to be eligible for restricted driving privileges and permitting such individuals to drive to and from dropping off or picking up children from school or child care, to and from purchasing groceries or fuel and to and from religious worship services.

Establishing the crime of interference with a security camera in a correctional facility.

Creating the crime of unlawful sexual communication and providing criminal penalties therefor.

Prohibiting assignment of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to supervision by court services officers.

Enacting the fairness in condemnation act to require the condemning authority to provide the property owner notice of a planned condemnation proceeding, an offer for purchase and a court review of compliance with this act.

Providing that the attorney members of the board of trustees of a county law library in certain counties shall be appointed by the chief judge of the judicial district and allowing such boards to authorize the chief judge to use certain fees for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing functions of the district court of the county.

Providing for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception.

House Substitute for SB 420 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Allowing juvenile offenders in the custody of the secretary of corrections to leave the juvenile correctional facility for certain programming and educational opportunities when approved by the secretary.

Creating the crime of organized retail crime, providing criminal penalties for violation thereof, increasing the criminal penalties for theft of certain property, including organized retail crime in the definition of racketeering activity under the Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act and authorizing the attorney general to prosecute crimes that are part of an alleged course of criminal conduct that occurred in two or more counties.

House Substitute for SB 419 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Providing immunity from prosecution for certain drug crimes when persons seek or provide medical assistance related to the use of a controlled substance.

Modifying criminal sentencing rules applicable in multiple conviction cases where consecutive sentences may be imposed by the sentencing judge and the sentence for the primary crime is a nonprison sentence.

Requiring automated expungement of certain records from a person's criminal record to seal such records from public view and limit disclosure thereof.

Enacting the civil liability for doxing act to prohibit intentionally publishing another person's personally identifiable information without the consent of the person whose information is published under certain circumstances and authorize a civil action for violations of the act to recover damages and obtain injunctive relief.

Increasing criminal penalties for a driver who leaves the scene of a vehicular accident when the accident results in the death of any person or more than one person, if the driver knew or reasonably should have known that such accident resulted in injury or death.

Establishing the office of the child advocate.

Enacting the reduce armed violence act to increase the criminal penalties for certain violations of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon that involve firearms.

Permitting a prosecution for childhood sexual abuse to be commenced at any time, extending the time to file civil actions for recovery of damages caused by childhood sexual abuse and providing exceptions in the Kansas tort claims act for claims arising from such abuse.

Prohibiting conveyance of certain real property in this state to foreign adversaries.

Permitting functional incapacitation release and terminal medical condition release for persons sentenced to imprisonment for an off-grid offense and extending terminal medical condition release to inmates in the custody of the secretary of corrections with a condition likely to cause death within 180 days.

Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a healthcare facility, providing criminal penalties for violation thereof and increasing the criminal penalties for battery of a healthcare provider.

Providing for the 1st Infantry Division and the armed services occupation medal distinctive license plates and relating to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran in certain statutes.

Modifying self-defense and use of force provisions related to the initial aggressor standard, changing immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action to an affirmative defense and requiring reporting and publication of certain data related to use of force cases by the Kansas bureau of investigation and the judicial administrator.

Including acts that occur in the course of the taking of property in the crimes of robbery and aggravated robbery.

Requiring a person convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child support and increasing the criminal penalties for repeat violations of a protective order.

Enacting the act against abusive access litigation to create a civil action for determining whether litigation that alleges any access violation under the Americans with disabilities act or similar law constitutes abusive litigation and authorize penalties for such abusive litigation.

Requiring a criminal conviction for civil asset forfeiture and proof beyond a reasonable doubt that property is subject to forfeiture, remitting proceeds to the state general fund and requiring law enforcement agencies to make forfeiture reports more frequently.

Providing that certain witnesses shall have the right to be accompanied by a support person during testimony and may be accompanied by a certified critical incident response therapy K9 team.

Amending the crime of aggravated endangering a child to increase the criminal penalties in certain environments where any person is distributing, possessing with intent to distribute, manufacturing or attempting to manufacture fentanyl-related controlled substances.

Senate Substitute for HB 2070 by Committee on Judiciary - Establishing the office of the child advocate as an independent state agency, making orders granting custody for adoption subject to the federal Indian child welfare act, directing the secretary for children and families to consider foster parents as prospective adoptive parents in certain circumstances and authorizing appeal of any order of placement of a child.

Adding possession or using a firearm during the commission of certain drug crimes to the crime of criminal use of weapons and creating a special sentencing rule of presumptive imprisonment for violations thereof.

Providing for payment of interest in civil actions for wrongful conviction and directing the attorney general to seek damages for the state from any person who knowingly contributed to the wrongful conviction and prosecute ouster and criminal proceedings as warranted.

Creating the crime of deprivation of rights under color of law and providing a civil action for victims.

Removing an affirmative defense for public, private and parochial schools from the crime of promotion to minors of material harmful to minors.

Enacting the reduce armed violence act to increase the criminal penalties for certain violations of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon that involve firearms.

Requiring a person convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child support.

Requiring the attorney general to carry out certain duties related to investigating sexual abuse committed by a minister of religion.

Require commercial entities that produce material harmful to minors on the internet to require age verification for access to such internet sites, establishing a civil cause of action against such commercial entities by persons harmed to recover actual and punitive damages, court costs and attorney fees.

Authorizing certain individuals with revoked driver’s licenses to be eligible for restricted driving privileges.

Enacting the uniform family law arbitration act.

Providing that family members of deceased crime victims have the right to sit in a designated seating area at or near the prosecution table during court proceedings.

Prohibiting ownership in certain real property in this state by foreign individuals and entities.

Requiring a duly ordained minister of religion to report certain abuse and neglect of children.

Adding an exception to the hearsay rule to allow admission of statements made to a translator without the testimony of the translator.

Prohibiting internet social media terms of service that permit censorship of speech and making violations subject to civil fines under the Kansas consumer protection act.

Increasing the criminal penalties for harming or killing certain dogs and horses and requiring restitution for such offense to include certain expenses.

Allowing compensation from the crime victims compensation board to be awarded for criminally injurious conduct, and increasing the amount that can be transferred from the crime victims compensation fund to the crime victims assistance fund in each fiscal year.

Modifying requirements related to certain business entity filings with the secretary of state, authorizing a change of registered office address by a current occupant under the business entity standard treatment act and changing the information required in an amendment to the articles of incorporation for a cooperative.

Increasing the amount of time a person may be held for treatment and adding criteria for when continued treatment may be ordered under the care and treatment act for mentally ill persons.

Changing the lists of persons who are required to be given notice of the hearing on a petition for an independent or stepparent, private agency or public agency adoption and limiting a petition to terminate parental rights to adoption proceedings and setting requirements for such petitions filed separately from petitions for adoption.

Requiring the use of age-verification technology to permit access to internet websites containing material that is harmful to minors.

Updating statutes related to the Kansas army and air national guard, providing for the appointment of a state judge advocate, providing for the adjustment of death and disability benefits and updating the Kansas code of military justice relating to certain definitions, unlawful acts and punishment requirements thereof.

House Substitute for SB 73 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Requiring school district enrollment to be determined using the current school year or preceding school year enrollment under the Kansas school equity and enhancement act.

Increasing the dollar amount for a small claim to $10,000.

Standardizing criminal history record check fingerprinting language and defining who may be fingerprinted for a criminal history record check.

Expanding the definition of "peer support counseling session" in the rules of evidence.

Providing a longer time for notice to creditors by publication when a petition for administration or probate of a will is filed, changing the process for transferring personal property by affidavit in small estates and modifying time requirements for notice by publication related to sales at public auction in the Kansas probate code.

Requiring the secretary for children and families to assess certain children and the secretary of corrections to provide certain services to juveniles in detention, changing the criteria used to refer and admit juveniles to a juvenile crisis intervention center, allowing evidence-based program account money to be used on certain children, requiring the department of corrections to build data systems and allowing for overall case length limit extensions for certain juvenile offenders.

Increasing the criminal penalties for battery of a healthcare provider, adding the placing of controlled substances into pills into the definition of manufacture, increasing the criminal penalties for manufacturing fentanyl and for manufacturing or distributing any controlled substances that are likely to be attractive to minors because of their appearance or packaging, creating a special sentencing rule to make sentences for distributing fentanyl presumptive imprisonment, excluding materials used to detect the presence of fentanyl, ketamine or gamma hydroxybutyric acid from the definition of drug paraphernalia, adding domestic battery and violation of a protection order to the crimes that a person can have the intent to commit when committing burglary or aggravated burglary, increasing criminal penalties for the crime of interference with law enforcement when the violation involves fleeing from a law enforcement officer and authorizing the attorney general to prosecute certain crimes that are part of an alleged course of criminal conduct that occurred in two or more counties.

Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to reimburse counties for certain costs when a person is in a county jail awaiting examination, evaluation or treatment for competency, modernizing statutes concerning county jails, removing the requirement that every county shall have a jail, modifying procedures used when district courts commit prisoners to jail in another county and when counties contract with city jails to keep prisoners and requiring a medical examination before certain United States prisoners or city prisoners are taken into custody of a county jail.

Creating a procedure to prevent distribution of a decedent's assets to a person charged with the felonious killing of the decedent until criminal proceedings are completed.

Senate Substitute for HB 2127 by Committee on Judiciary - Permitting a prosecution for childhood sexual abuse to be commenced at any time, extending the time to file civil actions against an individual perpetrator or an entity for recovery of damages caused by childhood sexual abuse and providing exceptions in the Kansas tort claims act for claims arising from such abuse.

Continuing in existence certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the open records act.

Providing that the mission of the judicial council is to study the administration of justice in Kansas and make recommendations for improvements therefor.

Removing the mandatory term of imprisonment as a penalty for driving with license that is canceled, suspended or revoked for failure to pay fines.

House Substitute for SB 244 by Committee on Judiciary - Updating the Kansas general corporation code, the business entity transactions act, the business entity standard treatment act, the Kansas revised uniform limited partnership act and the Kansas uniform partnership act.

Providing requirements and procedures for settlement agreements involving a minor.

Allowing a court to change a spouse's name to a name that is different than a maiden or former name during a divorce proceeding.

Authorizing the designee of an employing agency or entity to petition the court for an order requiring infectious disease testing.

Providing a statutory interest rate for prejudgment interest in all civil tort actions.

Amending the constitution of the state of Kansas to require that certain individuals be mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect.

Substitute HB 2447 by Committee on Judiciary - Permitting testimony to be presented using a two-way electronic audio-video communication device during a preliminary hearing.

Creating a presumption that joint legal custody and maximized parenting time in temporary parenting plans are in the best interests of a child and defining related terms under the Kansas family law code.

Directing the Kansas department for children and families to share certain information with investigating law enforcement agencies.

Changing the scope of crimes that may be expunged to exempt an individual from the crime of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

Requiring an offender who raises error in such offender's criminal history calculation for the first time on appeal to show prejudicial error and authorizing the court to correct an illegal sentence while a direct appeal is pending.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for partisan, statewide election of justices of the supreme court and abolish the supreme court nominating commission.

Enacting the uniform family law arbitration act.

Providing guidance to determine how offenders under the supervision of two or more supervision agency can have supervision consolidated into one agency.

Providing for joint liability for costs and sanctions in third-party funded litigation, requiring certain discovery disclosures and requiring payment of certain costs for nonparty subpoenas.

Transferring the responsibility to certify drug abuse treatment providers that participate in the certified drug abuse treatment program from the department of corrections to the Kansas sentencing commission.

Enacting the reduce armed violence act to increase the criminal penalties for certain violations of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon that involve firearms.

Prohibiting motorcycle profiling by law enforcement agencies.

Authorizing the attorney general to coordinate training regarding a multidisciplinary team approach to intervention in reports involving alleged human trafficking for law enforcement agencies and requiring training on human trafficking awareness and identification for certain child welfare agencies, juvenile justice agencies, mental health professionals and school personnel.

Increasing criminal penalties for escape from custody and aiding escape involving sexually violent predators.

Prohibiting certain acts by places of public accommodations based upon a person's vaccination status or possession of an immunity passport and prohibiting governing bodies of any city or county, public officials of any city or county and local health officers from requiring that a person wear a face mask based on an epidemic or other public health reason.

Enacting the responsible gun ownership act and creating the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm.

Allowing victims of childhood sexual abuse to bring a civil action for recovery of damages caused by such abuse at any time and reviving claims against any party for such damages that occurred on or after July 1, 1984.

Increasing the criminal penalties for violation of a protective order.

Prohibiting certain restrictions on freedom of worship by governmental entities and public officials, limiting related state of disaster emergency powers of the governor and state of local disaster emergency powers of counties and cities and limiting related powers of the secretary of health and environment and local health officers.

Prohibiting certain restrictions on the operation of private businesses by governmental entities and public officials, limiting related state of disaster emergency powers of the governor and state of local disaster emergency powers of counties and cities and limiting related powers of the secretary of health and environment and local health officers.

Authorizing staggered sentencing for certain offenders convicted of driving under the influence.

Revoking authority to suspend driving privileges for the nonpayment of fines from traffic citations.

Requiring courts to order domestic violence offender assessments for first-time offenders convicted of domestic battery and requiring courts and prosecutors to provide relevant documents to the certified batterer intervention programs completing such assessments when assessments are ordered or required under the Kansas criminal code or the Kansas family law code.

Modifying the rules of evidence to require courts to allow certain persons with specialized training to testify on the issue of impairment.

Enacting the community defense and human trafficking reduction act to regulate sexually orientated businesses and human trafficking and to impose criminal penalties for violations.

Prohibiting the use of restraints during hearings under the revised Kansas juvenile justice code and authorizing exceptions if the court holds a hearing and makes certain findings on the record.

Requiring prosecutors to disclose their intent to introduce testimony from a jailhouse witness and to forward information to the Kansas bureau of investigation.

Providing for the right of individuals to not wear face coverings in places of public accommodation, refuse vaccinations and access off-label medications.

Establishing the office of the child advocate within the office of the attorney general and the joint committee on child welfare system oversight.

Suspending statutory speedy trial rights until May 1, 2024, in all criminal cases filed prior to the effective date of this act and eliminating such rights in any criminal case filed on or after the effective date of this act.

Enacting the fairness in condemnation act to require the condemning authority to provide the property owner notice of a planned condemnation proceeding, an offer for purchase and a court review of compliance with this act.

Permitting student athletes at postsecondary educational institutions to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, likeness rights or athletic reputation.

Requiring the department of corrections to develop guidance to be used by parole officers when responding to violations of parole and postrelease supervision and that incentivize compliant behavior.

Creating exemptions in the open records act for cyber security assessments, plans and vulnerabilities.

Prohibiting the issuance of a request for proposal or entering into a new contract for the administration and provision of benefits under the medical assistance program and removing the authority of the governor to prohibit attending or conducting certain religious services and worship services.

Authorizing court services officers and community corrections officers to provide a certification of identification to offenders for use to obtain a new driver's license.

Increasing criminal penalties for the crimes of riot and incitement to riot when the crime occurs in a correctional facility.

Extending the time that victims of childhood sexual abuse have to bring a cause of action.

Allowing a copy of a will to be filed and admitted to probate and allowing a will or a copy of a will filed within six months after the death of the testator to be admitted to probate at any time.

Creating the crime of sexual extortion and requiring an offender to register under the Kansas offender registration act.

Providing statutory procedures and limitations related to forensic evidence collection and clarifying liability for unlawful conduct under the Kansas tort claims act.

Creating the crime of deprivation of rights under color of law and providing a civil action for victims.

Increasing criminal penalties for hate crimes.

Increasing the penalty for battery committed against a utility worker.

Enacting the fairness in condemnation act to require the condemning authority to provide the property owner notice of a planned condemnation proceeding, an offer for purchase and a court review of compliance with this act.

Making it a crime for a physician to perform gender reassignment surgery or hormone replacement therapy on certain children.

Increasing the penalty for certain violations of criminal discharge of a firearm when a person was present in the dwelling, building, structure or motor vehicle at which the offender discharged a firearm and when a person less than 14 years of age was present in the dwelling, building, structure or motor vehicle at which the offender discharged a firearm.

Requiring law enforcement agencies to increase data collection and reporting on racial profiling and other biased policing.

Counting any crime with a domestic violence designation as a prior conviction under domestic battery.

Enacting limitations on contingency fee agreements in certain civil actions.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that locally elected school boards are the only governmental entity with the authority to close schools.

Amending credits to on court-imposed fines for community service to the statutory minimum wage.

Constitutional amendment reserving the powers of initiative and referendum to the people.

Requiring a court order be issued directing a child to remain in a present or future placement for certain children in need of care.

Requiring the attorney general to carry out certain duties related to investigating sexual abuse committed by a minister of religion.

Authorizing judges to extend protection from abuse orders for more reasons and tolling time when subject of the order is in prison.

Counting any crime with a domestic violence designation as a prior conviction under domestic battery.

Extending terminal medical release to inmates in the custody of the department of corrections with a condition likely to cause death within 120 days.

Requiring newly certified law enforcement officers to attend diversity meetings organized by the Kansas commission on peace officers' standards and training.

Revising laws relating to operating an aircraft under the influence, including prescribing criminal and administrative penalties and providing for testing of blood, breath, urine or other bodily substances, and preliminary screening tests of breath or oral fluid; authorizing reinstatement of a driver's license for certain persons with an ignition interlock device restriction; requiring persons with an ignition interlock device restriction to complete the ignition interlock device program before driving privileges are fully reinstated; providing for reduced ignition interlock device program costs for certain persons; providing that the highway patrol has oversight of state certification of ignition interlock manufacturers and their service providers; modifying the criminal penalties for driving a commercial motor vehicle under the influence and driving under the influence; increasing the period of disqualification for certain offenses committed by a person with commercial driving privileges; and prohibiting prosecuting attorneys from concealing certain traffic violations from the CDLIS driver report.

Requiring retention of fingerprints by the Kansas bureau of investigation for participation in the federal rap back program; imposing restrictions on surveillance by certain employees of the Kansas department of wildlife and parks on private property; expanding the jurisdiction and powers of law enforcement officers to include situations when an activity is observed leading the officer to reasonably suspect a person is committing, has committed or is about to commit a crime and reasonably believe that a person is in imminent danger of death or bodily injury without immediate action; allowing a search warrant to be executed within 240 hours from the time of issuance; and directing the Kansas department for children and families to share certain information with investigating law enforcement agencies.

Modifying the definition of possession in the Kansas criminal code, modifying the elements of and making changes to the criminal penalties of abuse of a child, requiring a forfeiture of an appearance bond to be set aside in certain circumstances, permitting testimony to be presented using a two-way electronic audio-video communication device during a preliminary hearing, making changes to the process for evaluating and treating people who are undergoing evaluation for competency to stand trial and allowing mobile competency evaluations.

Requiring the insurance department to hold a hearing in cases involving an order under the Kansas administrative procedure act.

Increasing the criminal penalties for multiple thefts of mail; specifying that the crime of burglary includes, without authority, entering into or remaining within any locked or secured portion of any dwelling, building or other structure, with intent to commit another crime therein; providing guidance to determine how offenders under the supervision of two or more supervision agencies can have supervision consolidated into one agency; requiring an offender who raises error in such offender's criminal history calculation for the first time on appeal to show prejudicial error and authorizing the court to correct an illegal sentence while a direct appeal is pending; and transferring the responsibility to certify drug abuse treatment providers that participate in the certified drug abuse treatment program from the department of corrections to the Kansas sentencing commission.

Defining and prohibiting certain deceptive lawsuit advertising practices and restricting the use or disclosure of protected health information to solicit individuals for legal services.

Senate Substitute for HB 2361 by Committee on Judiciary - Removing the requirement that all district court judges in Douglas county serve on the board of trustees of the law library, authorizing the supreme court to adopt rules establishing specialty court programs, creating the specialty court funding advisory committee and the specialty court resources fund, authorizing courts to order defendants to participate in specialty court programs and allowing expungement of certain convictions when defendants complete the requirements of such programs.

Allowing venue for an adoption when the state is the agency to be where the state agency or its subcontracting agency has an office.

Increasing criminal penalties for theft and criminal damage to property involving remote service units such as automated cash dispensing machines and automated teller machines.

Requiring officers to file copies of receipts with the court when property is seized under a search warrant and providing requirements and procedures for destruction or disposition of dangerous drugs and return or disposition of weapons.

Enacting the Kansas uniform directed trust act.

Establishing a time limitation for awarding compensation for mental health counseling and increasing certain compensation award amounts by the crime victims compensation board.

Expanding law enforcement officers' jurisdiction to include situations when an illegal act is observed that the officer reasonably believes will jeopardize the safety of any person without immediate action.

Requiring earlier notice of anticipated release from custody of a person who may be a sexually violent predator to the attorney general and a multidisciplinary team and specifying where such person will be detained during civil commitment proceedings.

House Substitute for Substitute for SB 273 by Committee on Judiciary - Enacting the COVID-19 small business relief act to provide funds for impacted small businesses, create the COVID-19 small business relief fund of the legislative coordinating council and the COVID-19 small business relief claims board, require certain counties to establish and administer a county COVID-19 small business relief fund and certain cities to establish and administer a city COVID-19 small business relief fund, require a study by the legislative division of post audit and prohibit compensation for intangible losses related to the COVID-19 public health emergency under the Kansas emergency management act.

Extending the Kansas closed case task force, providing for staff assistance and renaming the task force the Alvin Sykes cold case DNA task force, extending the Kansas criminal justice reform commission, limiting the commission's scope of study and adding a public defender, and authorizing the crime victims compensation board to waive application time restrictions for certain victims to receive compensation for mental health counseling and adding certain children to the definition of victim.

Creating a drug abuse treatment program for people on diversion and allowing county and district attorneys to enter into agreements with chief judges and community corrections for supervision, clarifying jurisdiction and supervision of offenders in a certified drug abuse treatment program, authorizing the Kansas sentencing commission to change risk assessment cut-off levels for participation in the certified drug abuse treatment program, modifying the criminal penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring equipment and increasing the criminal penalties for riot and incitement to riot in a correctional facility.

Increasing the criminal penalties for stalking a minor.

Enacting the uniform fiduciary income and principal act (UFIPA).

Amending the Kansas power of attorney act regarding the form of a power of attorney and the duties of third parties relying and acting on a power of attorney.

Changing requirements for service of process on nonresident drivers and clarifying service of process on certain business entities.

Continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the authority of the board of healing arts to grant certain temporary emergency licenses, the suspension of certain requirements related to medical care facilities and immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers and certain persons conducting business in this state for COVID-19 claims until March 31, 2022.

Prohibiting a court from requiring psychiatric or psychological examinations of an alleged victim of any crime.

Authorizing court services and community corrections officers to issue an identification certificate for use to obtain a replacement driver's license; increasing the criminal penalties for riot and incitement to riot in a correctional facility; modifying the criminal penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring equipment; clarifying supervision of offenders participating in the certified drug abuse treatment program; and authorizing the sentencing commission to determine risk levels for participation in the certified drug abuse treatment program.

Modifying the crimes of selling sexual relations, promoting the sale of sexual relations and buying sexual relations by changing terminology from "sexual relations" to "a sex act."

Allowing the chief justice to suspend certain time limitations during a state of local disaster emergency, suspend certain verification requirements and authorize use of electronic audio-visual communication to expeditiously resolve cases, and extending the chief justice's authority to suspend time limitations during a disaster emergency until June 30, 2022.

Amending the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas to reserve to the people the right to regulate abortion through their elected state representatives and senators.

Extending certain provisions of the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property and economic security during this public health emergency.

Enacting the governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property and economic security during this public health emergency.

Enacting a program of early release and house arrest for certain inmates due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Requiring restitution to be due immediately unless the court orders a payment plan.

Creating a drug abuse treatment program for people on diversion and allowing county attorneys to enter into agreements with court services and community corrections for supervision.

Allowing special agents from the department of corrections to attend the Kansas law enforcement training center.

Allowing venue for an agency adoption to be where a state agency or their subcontracting agencies have offices when the state is the agency.

Authorizing the crime victims compensation board to waive application time restrictions for a victim of a sexually violent crime to receive compensation for mental health counseling.

Counting any crime with a domestic violence designation as a prior conviction under domestic battery.

Clarifying jurisdiction and supervision of offenders in a certified drug abuse treatment program.

Allowing certain exceptions to the confidentiality of state child death review board documents.

Prohibiting bench warrants for the arrest of a judgment debtor for any act or failure to act that arises out of or relates to a judgment for medical debt.

Amending the Kansas power of attorney act regarding the form of a power of attorney and the duties of third parties relying and acting on a power of attorney.

Changing how two-way electronic audio-visual communication is used in courts.

Adding a public defender to the Kansas criminal justice reform commission.

Enacting limitations on contingency fee agreements in certain civil actions.

Providing for joint liability for costs and sanctions in third-party funded litigation, requiring certain discovery disclosures and requiring payment of certain costs for nonparty subpoenas.

Requiring independent investigations for incidents of officer-involved use of force.

Requiring law enforcement agencies to increase data collection and reporting on racial profiling and other biased policing.

Establishing requirements for issuing an arrest bond under the code of criminal procedure and authorizing each judicial district to establish an arrest bond schedule.

Requiring registration as a sex offender for certain violations of the crime of breach of privacy.

Providing for payment of interest in civil actions for wrongful conviction and directing the attorney general to seek damages for the state from any person who knowingly contributed to the wrongful conviction and prosecute ouster and criminal proceedings as warranted.

Creating a process to terminate the parental rights of a person whose sexual assault of another has resulted in the conception of a child.

Changing the appointment and confirmation process for court of appeals judges by eliminating certain time restrictions, requiring senate confirmation and specifically authorizing the governor to withdraw a nominee.

Removing the spousal exception from sexual battery and requiring a domestic violence offender assessment on a first conviction of domestic battery.

Requiring posting of a human trafficking awareness notice approved by the attorney general in certain businesses and public places.

Prohibiting the filing of certain liens or claims against real or personal property and providing for criminal penalties.

Revising cross-references in the civil procedure codes.

Prohibiting psychiatric or psychological examinations of victims of crimes.

Modifying certain rules of evidence in the code of civil procedure related to authentication of records and documents.

Clarifying that bond agents seeking discharge as a surety are required to return the person released on bond to the court in the county where the complaint subject to the bond was filed.

Transferring duties concerning registration for charitable organizations and the address confidentiality program (safe at home) from the secretary of state to the attorney general.

Amending requirements for service of process on nonresident drivers and clarifying service of process on certain business entities.

Enact the Kansas anti-red flag act which prohibits the enforcement of extreme risk protection orders that prevent certain individuals from buying or possessing a firearm and establishes a criminal penalty for violations.

Senate Substitute for HB 2244 by Committee on Judiciary - Enacting the COVID-19 response and reopening for business liability protection act.

Senate Substitute for HB 2137 by Committee on Judiciary - Reviewing and continuing expiring exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the open records act and eliminating a photograph record requirement in the scrap metal theft reduction act.

Adding provisions for human trafficking victims in the criminal defense of compulsion and changing provisions for expungement of adult and juvenile offenses committed by such victims.

Enacting housing protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking or stalking and requiring law enforcement officers to provide information about timing of release from custody when an arrest is made following a domestic violence call.

Concerning criminal history checks of employees and volunteers that have unsupervised access to children, the elderly or individuals with disabilities.

Changing the bonding and cost requirements for animals taken into custody under a violation of cruelty to animals.

Substitute for SB 219 by Committee on Judiciary - Transferring responsibility for the scrap metal database to the Kansas bureau of investigation, reducing the registration fee for scrap metal dealers and changing scrap metal dealer obligations under the scrap metal theft reduction act.

Requiring the attorney general to appoint a Kansas youth suicide prevention coordinator.

Allowing certain exceptions to the confidentiality of state child death review board documents.

Increasing penalties for domestic battery and amending child endangerment to include domestic battery in the presence of a child.

Updating laws concerning limited liability companies.

Enacting housing protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking or stalking.

Defining "primary aggressor" for domestic violence purposes.

Creating a vacatur process for human trafficking victims to petition a court to set aside certain conviction or diversion agreements and related arrest records.

Amending the crime of counterfeiting currency.

Increasing criminal penalties for abuse of a child and involuntary manslaughter when the victim is under 6 years of age and exempting certain victims from being considered an aggressor or participant as a mitigating factor when considering a departure sentence.

Directing the attorney general to seek damages for the state from any person who knowingly contributed to the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of a person and to prosecute ouster and criminal proceedings as warranted.

Encouraging judicial districts to establish and utilize specialty courts.

Amending ignition interlock requirements for certain first time DUI-related offenses.

Amending residency restrictions for persons on transitional or conditional release under the Kansas sexually violent predator act.

Increasing the credit to the EMS revolving fund from district court fines, penalties or forfeitures.

Increasing the criminal penalties for violation of a protective order.

Authorizing staggered sentencing for certain offenders convicted of domestic battery.

Amending the Kansas act against discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

Granting immunity from civil liability to the person who files a grand jury petition.

Creating a procedure for owner to recover misappropriated property from pawnbroker or precious metal dealer.

Authorizing certain entities to access a criminal defendant's presentence investigation report.

House Substitute for SB 102 by Committee on Judiciary - Allowing the chief justice of the Kansas supreme court to extend or suspend deadlines or time limitations to secure the health and safety of court users, staff and judicial officers.

Removing the requirement to photograph vehicles in the scrap metal theft reduction act.

Modifying criminal procedures relating to a defendant's competency or incompetency to stand trial.

Changing penalties for crimes related to motor vehicles.

Establishing the Kansas closed case task force; creating the Kansas criminal justice reform commission; concerning criminal history record checks for entities providing care to children, the elderly or individuals with disabilities; creating a Kansas victim information and notification everyday (VINE) coordinator, a Kansas youth suicide prevention coordinator, and a crime victims compensation division within the office of the attorney general; legislative review of exceptions to disclosure of public records under the Kansas open records act; and changing tort claims fund obligations for claims involving alleged violations of the Kansas open meetings act and open records act.

Providing a process for the attorney general to enter into diversion agreements; authorizing certain entities to access a criminal defendant's presentence investigation report; amending the crime of counterfeiting currency; clarifying the definition of comparable offense under the Kansas criminal code, the timing of claiming error on appeal, and the grounds for a motion to correct an illegal sentence; allowing use of certified drug abuse treatment programs for certain offenders convicted of unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances; amending available sanctions for violation of condition of postrelease supervision; increasing criminal penalties for abuse of a child and involuntary manslaughter when the victim is under 6 years of age and making a presumption of unfitness against any parent convicted of either crime; exempting certain victims from being considered an aggressor or participant as a mitigating factor when considering a departure sentence; requiring law enforcement officers to provide information about timing of release from custody when an arrest is made following a domestic violence call.

Amending the Kansas underground utility damage prevention act.

Revoking spousal inheritance rights upon divorce.

Requiring the department for children and families to offer services to children with sexual behavior problems and to such child's family.

Allowing judges to waive or reduce driver's license reinstatement fees.

Providing method for calculating cost of keeping civil prisoners in county jail.

Substitute for HB 2739 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Including relations between law enforcement and those interacting with law enforcement in the crime of unlawful sexual relations; increasing criminal penalty for lewd and lascivious behavior.

Clarifying methods of recording grand jury proceedings.

Creating the adoption protection act and updating the Kansas adoption and relinquishment act.

Providing that the service of postrelease supervision period shall not toll except as otherwise provided by law.

Changing the definition of "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" in the Kansas law enforcement training act.

Creating the crime of counterfeiting currency; including federal law enforcement officers in assault and battery against a law enforcement officer; adding violations of mistreatment of a dependent adult or elder person, changing the felony loss thresholds and adding the crime to the inherently dangerous felonies list; making the criminal penalty for possession of THC equal to the criminal penalty of possession of marijuana; amending the definition of escape in crimes of escape and aggravated escape from custody; allowing use of certified drug abuse treatment program for certain drug severity level 4 crimes.

Amending qualifications for the office of sheriff and changing the definition of "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" in the Kansas law enforcement training act and adding relations between law enforcement officers and certain persons interacting with law enforcement in the crime of unlawful sexual relations.

Allowing use of certified drug abuse treatment program for certain drug severity level 4 crimes; removing cannabidiol oil from the definition of marijuana.

Defining exhibition of speed or acceleration offense.

Prohibiting the outsourcing or privatization of any operations or facilities of any correctional institution or juvenile correctional facility; allowing existing contracts to be renewed.

Tolling case length limits for certain juvenile offenders.

Allowing certain persons with suspended driving privileges to enter into amnesty agreements with the division of vehicles.

Creating statutory procedures and limitations concerning contact with jurors.

Removing the requirement for district courts to mail marriage certificate information to the secretary of health and environment.

Modifying the membership and duties of the substance abuse policy board of the Kansas criminal justice coordinating council.

Authorizing staggered sentencing for certain offenders convicted of driving under the influence.

Creating the extreme risk protective order act.

House Substitute for SB 374 by Committee on Judiciary - Amendments related to driving under the influence, including testing, administrative penalties and criminal penalties.

Requiring custody and detention by the Kansas department for aging and disability services for persons awaiting sexually violent predator determinations.

Enacting the human trafficking prevention act.

Amending open records laws relating to copies of public records and disclosure of law enforcement recordings using a body camera or vehicle camera.

Enacting the uniform partition of heirs property act.

Providing immunity from civil liability for damage to a motor vehicle related to the rescue of a person or animal.

Providing for the disposition of judicial branch docket fees in FY 2020 and FY 2021.

Allowing evidence of failure to use a safety belt to be admissible in certain actions.

Granting immunity from civil liability to the person who files a grand jury petition.

Repealing prohibitions on Saturday process service and ending trial on Saturday.

Amending court considerations in parentage actions regarding legal custody, residency and parenting time.

Prohibiting filing of certain liens or claims against real or personal property and providing for criminal penalties.

Clarifying what conduct is excluded from the crime of incest.

Creating a presumption of child's equal time with parents during court determinations of legal custody, residency or parenting time.

Concerning driving under the influence and other driving offenses; use of ignition interlock devices; expungement of convictions and diversions.

Making parts of the scrap metal theft reduction act unenforceable until January 1, 2019.

Enacting the crisis intervention act.

Providing for law enforcement agencies to request and receive files concerning applicants previously employed by another state or local law enforcement agency and establishing confidentiality of records contained in the central registry of all Kansas law enforcement officers.

Increasing criminal penalties for hate crimes and establishing reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.

Relating to the custody and disposition of cruelly treated animals.

Amending the Kansas general corporation code to include public benefit corporations.

Senate Substitute for HB 2186 by Senate Select Committee on Education Finance - Creating the Kansas school equity and enhancement act.

Setting a time in which infectious disease testing of certain offenders must take place.

Amending bond requirements for appeals in the code of civil procedure.

Allowing for sharing data and information between state agencies and Kansas sentencing commission.

Providing for law enforcement agencies to request and receive files concerning applicants previously employed by another state or local law enforcement agency and establishing confidentiality of records contained in the central registry of all Kansas law enforcement officers.

Allowing certain juvenile adjudications to decay from criminal history.

Increasing criminal penalties for crimes committed against a law enforcement officer; the law enforcement protection act.

Eliminating criminal and professional penalties for non-intoxicating cannabinoid medicines.

Mandatory expungement of arrest records of a person arrested as a result of mistaken identity or identity theft.

Increasing the penalty for certain violations of criminal discharge of a firearm.

Amending ignition interlock requirements for certain first time DUI-related offenses.

Increasing criminal penalties for hate crimes and establishing reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.

Authorizing the attorney general to establish a system of legal representation charges and collect such charges from state agencies.

Clarifying admissibility of certain tests for drugs or alcohol in proceedings under the revised Kansas code for care of children.

Requiring electronic recording of certain custodial interrogations.

Amending citizen grand jury petition sufficiency and right to appeal.

Amending residency restrictions for persons on transitional or conditional release under the Kansas sexually violent predator act.

Eliminating the reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies concerning civil asset seizures and forfeitures.

Standardized law enforcement procedure to assess possession of firearms by an individual during routine stop.

Increasing the criminal penalties for the crime of giving a false alarm in certain circumstances.

Providing immunity from civil liability for damage to a motor vehicle related to the rescue of a person or animal.

Enacting the asbestos trust claims transparency act.

Amending criminal code rules for determination of an offender's criminal history classification.

Updating statutory references as necessitated by 2012 Executive Reorganization Order No. 41.

Clarifying procedure for disclosure of affidavits or sworn testimony relating to arrest warrants; allowing revocation of nonprison sanctions without graduated sanctions for persons given downward departure; clarifying criminal sentencing for certain persons subject to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain persons with intellectual disabilities convicted of capital murder; allowing certain juvenile adjudications to decay from criminal history; amending citizen grand jury petition sufficiency and right to appeal.

Amending provisions concerning annual examinations, transitional and conditional release of sexually violent predators.

Enacting rules for briefs in a criminal matter or postconviction case in the supreme court or court of appeals; authorizing the attorney general to establish a system of legal representation charges and collect such charges from state agencies; office of the inspector general; enforcement of the scrap metal theft reduction act.

House Substitute for SB 40 by Committee on Judiciary - Amending human trafficking and related crimes; creating certain new crimes; requiring training for commercial driver's license applicants; addressing offender registration, expungement of juvenile adjudications and victim compensation.

Senate Substitute for HB 2053 by Committee on Judiciary - Enacting the crisis intervention act.

Removing addresses from lists of prospective jurors;; legislative review of exceptions to disclosure of public records; procedure and justifications for closed or executive meetings; closed or executive meetings of the governor's domestic violence fatality review board.

House Substitute for SB 101 by Committee on Judiciary - Amending the protection from abuse act and protection from stalking act to establish the protection from stalking and sexual assault act; providing exceptions to the parental notification requirement when a sexual assault evidence collection examination of a minor has taken place; authorizing certain claims for compensation through the crime victims compensation board.

Authorizing the Kansas intelligence fusion center.

Creating an unconscionable act or practice under the Kansas consumer protection act for people who engage in the unauthorized practice of law; changing the membership of the advisory committee on uniform state laws and the joint committee on special claims against the state.

Enacting the revised uniform fiduciary access to digital assets act.

Constitutional amendment prohibiting action by any court or the legislature that would deny public education to the students of this state.

Substitute for HB 2054 by Committee on Judiciary - Enacting the public speech protection act.

Fee agencies, moneys transferred to the state general fund or special revenue fund; notification to persons paying fees that moneys have been transferred.

Mandatory expungement of arrest records of a person arrested as a result of mistaken identity or identity theft.

Regulation of the possession of firearms.

Abolishing the death penalty and creating the crime of aggravated murder.

Grounds for impeachment of justices of the supreme court and certain judges of the district court.

Substitute for HB 2062 by Committee on Judiciary - Uniform commercial code (UCC) updates; exclusion of consumer transactions governed by federal law; other technical corrections.

Creating a program for early release from incarceration for parents in certain cases.

Amending court docket fees and charges.

Substitute for SB 440 by Committee on Judiciary – Supreme court general administrative authority over judicial branch.

Amending consumer protection laws related to identity theft and security of personal identifying information.

Enacting the police and citizen protection act; use of body cameras by law enforcement officers.

Legislative review of exceptions to disclosure of public records.

Enacting the supporting families act, relating to temporary care for children.

Establishing a CARE family pilot program for foster care.

Open records act; application for certain elected offices and offices subject to retention elections.

Amending grounds for law enforcement officer to request preliminary screening test for drugs or alcohol.

Substitute for HB 2151 by Committee on Judiciary – Authorizing community parenting release for early release from incarceration; requiring all law enforcement agencies to adopt a written policy relating to eyewitness identification; requiring judges to allow certain persons to witness grand jury instructions.

Eliminating conditions upon the protective filing of wills.

Limiting number of foster children in a home.

Open records act; definitions, public agency and public record.

Senate Substitute for HB 2112 by Committee on Judiciary – Amending the Kansas general corporation code and the business entity standard treatment act.

Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2115 by Committee on Judiciary - Electronic service of order or notice under the Kansas administrative procedure act and the Kansas judicial review act.

Prohibiting certain advertising by an attorney who is not regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas.

Child support; reporting of arrearages to consumer credit reporting agencies; distribution of support payments.

Protecting the total amount of time for visitation granted to a person under the revised Kansas code for care of children.

Sexually violent predators; reimbursement for costs incurred by counties.

Requiring action by a court regarding termination of parental rights in a child in need of care case.

Open meetings, statements required regarding a closed or executive meeting; amending K.S.A. 75-4319.

Birth certificate amendments; charge for non-judicial personnel.

Kansas disclosure of unanticipated medical outcomes and medical errors act.

Kansas power of attorney act.

Enacting the Kansas foster parents' bill of rights act.

Substitute for SB 22 by Committee on Judiciary – Public records; audio and video recordings using a body camera or a vehicle camera; legislative review of exceptions to disclosure of public records; open records act definitions of criminal investigation records, public agency and public record; disclosure of charitable gaming licensee information.

Electronic service of order or notice under the Kansas administrative procedure act and the Kansas judicial review act.

Open records act; definitions, public agency and public record.

House Substitute for SB 58 by Committee on Judiciary – Creating an exemption to the Kansas open records act for the central registry of Kansas police and law enforcement officers and amending the definition of “conviction” for applicant qualification under the Kansas law enforcement training act.

Exercise of religious freedom by postsecondary education student associations.

Employment discrimination or retaliation protections for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault; complaint procedure; application of Kansas act against discrimination.

Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverage by minor; immunity from criminal prosecution for minor seeking medical assistance.

Relating to the reporting of abuse, neglect or exploitation of certain persons.

Courts; use of two-way electronic audio-visual communication.

Enforcement of open records and meetings; attorney general; fund.

House Substitute for SB 112 by Committee on Veterans, Military and Homeland Security - Expedited professional state credentialing for military servicemembers and nonresident military spouses.

Amending the Kansas law enforcement training act.

House Substitute for SB 11 by Committee on Appropriations - State employees; essential employee defined.

Substitute for HB 2159 by Committee on Judiciary -- Expungement of driving under the influence and criminal refusal convictions.

Enacting updates to the uniform interstate family support act (UIFSA 2008).

Relating to the criminal justice information system line fund.

Relating to drivers' license reinstatement fees.

Creating a dispositive motion fee in civil actions.

Senate Substitute for HB 2101 by Select Committee on KPERS - Enacting the Kansas deferred retirement option program act.

Collection of debts owed to courts or restitution owed under an order of restitution, use of collection services; judgments for court costs, fees, fines and restitution never become dormant.

Specifying that the child in need of care code does not permit any person to compel a parent to medicate a child if the parent is acting in accordance with medical advice from a physician.

The safe families act.

Expungment of driving under the influence convictions.

Substitute for HB 2633 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Juvenile offenders; youth residential centers and services; risk assessment; raising the age for prosecution as an adult; sentencing; good time credits.

Senate Substitute for HB 2588 by Committee on Judiciary - Concerning children and minors; relating to children in need of care; placement in juvenile detention facilities; permanent custodians; relating to juvenile offenders; alternative adjudication; youth residential centers and services; risk assessment; sentencing; good time credits.

Relating to district judge and district magistrate judge vacancies.

Relating to the Kansas uniform securities act.

Drug screening and substance abuse treatment programs for certain government officers and employees.

State child death review board.

County law library.

Allowing program credits earned by an inmate to be published on the department of corrections website.

Capital murder; attempt; murder in the first degree; sentencing.

Relating to administrative procedure; judicial review.

Relating to surety regulation, appearance bonds and unlawful sexual relations.

Defendants have statutory right to counsel at every hearing before a judge of the district court, rather than at every stage of the proceedings.

Allowing victim notification on status change of person confined.

Mobile telecommunications devices identification system and the Kansas bureau of investigation.

Sexually violent predators; reimbursement for costs incurred by counties.

Removing affirmative defense to promotion to minors of material harmful to minors for public, private or parochial schools.

Providing penalties and procedures for members of legislature who have positive test under the drug screen program.

Protecting religious freedom regarding marriage.

Relating to district judge and district magistrate judge vacancies.

Mistreatment of an elder person or dependent adult.

Relating to battery; interference with law enforcement.

Clarifying court orders relating to parents in juvenile offender cases and changing the statute of limitations on certain juvenile offenses.

Criminal procedure; speedy trial; mandatory stay of mandate for certain appeals.

District magistrate judges; jurisdiction; cases on the record; appeals.

Rules of evidence; clarifying application of timely objection rule.

State child death review board.

Relating to issuance of certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth.

Court of appeals judges; requiring certain applicant information to be made available to the public.

Senate Substitute for HB 2389 by Committee on Judiciary - Crimes and criminal procedure; mistreatment of a dependent adult or an elder person; RICO; warrants; discharge of certain persons; appeals.

Relating to eyewitness identifications.

Substitute for HB2442 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice--Special sentencing rule for third or subsequent flee and elude cases.

Senate Substitute for HB 2655 by Committee on Judiciary - Allowing veterans with PTSD to seek mental health treatment upon certain convictions; also amending the crimes of interference with law enforcement and giving a false alarm.

Allowing parents to remain anonymous when surrendering an infant under the newborn protection act.

Creating civil liability for acts of terrorism; forfeiture of property related to violations of certain criminal acts.

Spendthrift trusts.

Human trafficking and related crimes; penalties for buying sexual relations; records and reporting by courts; staff secure facility requirements.

Amending statutes related to the Kansas criminal justice information system committee.

Increasing the noneconomic damages cap, changing rules related to expert evidence and repealing statutes pertaining to collateral source benefits.

Amending the Kansas medicaid fraud control act.

Medical assistance recovery program; rules and regulations.

Urging the Kansas bureau of investigation to establish a blue alert system for the state of Kansas.

House Sub for SB 403 by Committee on Judiciary – Relating to writ of habeas corpus.

Allowing the Sedgwick county regional forensic science center to receive forfeited firearms for forensic science purposes.

Criminal procedure; mental status defenses; notice and procedure.

Victim notification prior to release of certain inmates.

District court judges in judicial district elect chief judge and court of appeals judges elect chief judge of the court of appeals.

Increasing the penalty for a person who distributes a controlled substance that causes great bodily harm or death.